Nurse Call

Question 1

To be classified as nurse call system in BC, the system must be…

Answer 1

Hardwired
CSA listed as a complete system
Approved as class 8711 electromedical equipment

LT1 pg.9

Question 2

The complexity of the system depends on

Answer 2

Facility size and type
Degree of care
Cost

LT1 pg.9

Question 3

What is the order of complexity systems are described in?

Answer 3

Visual
Audio-Visual
Computer-based audio-visual 
Centralized
Specialty

LT1 pg.9

Question 4

What components is a basic call system made of?

Answer 4

Bedside call station
Staff or emergency call station 
Bathroom call station 
1+ corridor lights 
Floor control station
Area control unit

LT1 pg.9

Question 5

What is the purpose of a call station?

Answer 5

To provide patients, hospital personnel, or non-medical people with a way to communicate a need for help for a patient.

LT1 pg.9

Question 6

What device provides a patient with a way to summon help?

Answer 6

Bedside call station

LT1 pg.10

Question 7

Does anything happen within the nurse call system if a bedside call station wall assembly has no cord connected to it?

Answer 7

Yes, because the bedside call station is part of an electrically supervised system, no cord in the wall assembly will initiate a call.

LT1 pg.10

Question 8

What is a “dummy plug”

Answer 8

A device that must be inserted into the outlet jack of the wall assembly of a bedside call station to prevent a call from being initiated.

LT1 pg.10

Question 9

What is the purpose of a staff call station?

Answer 9

To indicate to other hospital staff the location of a call when security and/or staff safety may be an issue.

LT1 pg.11

Question 10

What is required to ensure a patient is completely isolated from electrical circuitry in a bathroom call station?

Answer 10

A pull string with an insulating link.

LT1 pg.11

Question 11

What is the purpose of a duty station?

Answer 11

To alert nurses of calls, when they are away from the call station, using lights and tones.

LT1 pg.12

Question 12

What is one main difference between staff stations and duty stations?

Answer 12

They are programmed differently from each other

LT1 pg.12

Question 13

Zone lights indicate…

Answer 13

The general area of a call.

Question 14

What kind of electronic circuitry do modern nurse call stations use?

Answer 14

CMOS based electronic circuitry.

LT2 PG21

Question 15

Where are corridor indicator lights?

Answer 15

Outside every patient room.

Question 16

What are corridor indicator lights for?

Answer 16

A visual signal directing hospital staff to the room a call comes from, it also communicates the type of call by using different coloured lights.

Question 17

What is a zone indicator?

Answer 17

A visual signal that directs hospital staff to the general area, or zone, that initiated the call.

Question 18

Where is a floor control station located?

Answer 18

The nursing station.

Question 19

What is the purpose of the area control unit?

Answer 19

To provide power for each individual nurse call system.

Question 20

Centralized indication of a room initiating a request.

Answer 20

Floor Control Station

Self Test 1

Question 21

Pull cord operated by patient in bathroom.

Answer 21

Bathroom Call Station

Self Test 1

Question 22

Coordinates and controls the system.

Answer 22

Area control unit

Self Test 1

Question 23

Patient wants help.

Answer 23

Bedside Call Station

Self Test 1

Question 24

Hallway indication of room initiating request.

Answer 24

One or more corridor indicator light

Self Test 1

Question 25

Nurse wants help with patient emergency.

Answer 25

Emergency call station Self Test 1

Question 26

Hallway indication of zone initiating request.

Answer 26

One or more corridor indicator light. Self Test 1

Question 27

Notifies when staff is in a room.

Answer 27

Staff Station Self Test 1

Question 28

What effect does a failure in one part of a nurse call system have on the rest of the system?

Answer 28

The remaining system operates normally. Self Test 1

Question 29

Where is the logic or controls for any patients room located?

Answer 29

In the components of that room. Each room acts independently from every other room and sends signas to central control. Self Test 1

Question 30

What are the advantages of a wireless nurse call system?

Answer 30

Nursing staff know immediately from anywhere in the hospital which patient initiated a call and can communicate by voice with the patient. Self Test 1

Question 31

CMOS is susceptible to damage from static discharge.

Answer 31

True LT2 Pg21

Question 32

What happens to the system, or other rooms, when there is a fault in one room?

Answer 32

A fault in one room does not effect any other room. LT2 Pg21

Question 33

What may be considered a zone?

Answer 33

A wing, corridor, or specialized area. LT2 Pg21

Question 34

If the nurse call system is interconnected with other systems within the facility (entertainment, phone, computer patient monitoring), what stringent guidelines must be ensured?

Answer 34

Must have electrical isolation from other systems The failure of any other system will not have an adverse effect on the operation of the nurse call system LT2 Pg21/22

Question 35

What class of wiring does the CEC designate to nurse call wiring?

Answer 35

Class 1 LT2 Pg24

Question 36

What does a class 1 designation do for nurse call wiring?

Answer 36

Requires that the cabling must be kept clear of communication cabling, power conductors, lighting conductors. This separation reduces the possibility of interference. LT2 Pg24

Question 37

What is a UPS and what does it accomplish?

Answer 37

Uninterruptable Power Source It ensures that the nurse call system is always connected to power. LT2 Pg24

Question 38

ULC-1069 requires that all circuits in patient care areas be limited to what VA?

Answer 38

100VA LT2 Pg25

Question 39

ULC-1069 Nurse Call Equipment - maximum voltage and power. 1) Max voltage available to equipment installed in areas accessible to patient 2) Max power available to low voltage equipment installed in areas accessible to patient 3) max voltage to control circuit where wet location contact is likely

Answer 39

1) 30v AC, 42.4v DC 2) 100VA 3) 15v AC, 12.4v DC LT2 PG25 Rule 16-222(3)

Question 40

Why is a nurse call system tested by an independent testing contractor after installation?

Answer 40

To ensure the system meets the requirements of the CSA LT2 PG25

Question 41

What is the maximum amount of time a nurse call system can be without power?

Answer 41

10s Self Test 2

Question 42

What are the bonding requirements for a nurse call system?

Answer 42

Bond must be sized in accordance with table 16, but in no case can be smaller that #12AWG Self test 2

Question 43

What are the requirements of the branch circuit supplying a nurse call system?

Answer 43

24-102 A separate circuit of #12 AWG copper or larger, at not more than 150v to ground supplied by an essential electrical system Self Test 2

Question 44

What is an essential electrical system?

Answer 44

An electrical system in which the interruption of that system may compromise the care, safety, and health of patients. Self Test 2

Question 45

What and/or where are the indications when a patient initiates a call?

Answer 45

Corridor indicator Zone indicator Floor control station Self Test 2